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which is why later that night, michelle said that the couch was the best place for obama to sleep. [ laughter ] forgetting about someone? here's some more campaign news. in a new interview, mitt romney's said that "modern family" is his favorite tv show. yeah. [ light laughter ] he said he especially loves the two guys raising that little girl while they wait for the perfect wives to come along. he loves that -- [ laughter ] [ as romney ] "i don't know what the deal is with cam and mitchell. they seem like best friends why just can't seem to find the right gal." [ laughter ] in that same interview, romney said he doesn't watch "keeping up with the kardashians." no. because if romney wanted to see rich people say dumb things on camera, he could just watch himself in that video from the fundraiser again. [ laughter ] he's got that covered. he can do that. he's got that covered. [ applause ] this is kind of cool. a new report predicts that 75% of cars will be self-driving by the year 2040. or as lindsay lohan calls that, "too late." [ laughter ] too late, man. come on. this is interesti
which is why later that night, michelle said that the couch was the best place for obama to sleep. [ laughter ] forgetting about someone? here's some more campaign news. in a new interview, mitt romney's said that "modern family" is his favorite tv show. yeah. [ light laughter ] he said he especially loves the two guys raising that little girl while they wait for the perfect wives to come along. he loves that -- [ laughter ] [ as romney ] "i don't know what the deal is with cam...
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the headliner tonight is first lady michelle obama. nicole collins has a preview for us. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on that stage behind me. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince meshes of her husband's character like in 2008, she will probably be defending his record. the first lady slated to headline the dnc's opening night aims to energize democrats and turn out grassroots supporters in a state struggling with high unemployment. convention goers spent monday staking in the music at carolinafest as president obama got a look at hurricane isaac damage in louisiana and campaigned in ohio. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation, he did not offer you a single new idea. >> reporter: vice presidential nominee paul ryan also in north carolina monday. >> every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term could say that you are better o
the headliner tonight is first lady michelle obama. nicole collins has a preview for us. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on that stage behind me. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince meshes of her husband's character like in 2008, she will probably be defending his record. the first lady slated to headline the dnc's opening night aims to energize democrats and turn out...
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won't see you in a couple days. >>> first lady michelle obama paid tribute to the four americans killed in tuesday's attacks at the consulate in benghazi, libya. they include chris stevens. this is what the michelle obama said. >> i want to take a moment to go how heartbroken barack and i are about the horrific tragedy that happened earlier this week in libya. it's important to say our hearts and prayers are with the families of those who gave their lives serving their country. >> the first load also said our thanks go out to all the americans serving around the world. >>> we continue to follow the escalating attentions in the middle east. embassies are warning of more protests tomorrow and telling americans to stay off the streets. right now in cairo hundreds of demonstrators are camped out near the u.s. embassy, and today on capitol hill cia director david petrus is briefing the senate intelligence committee on the situation. they're calling a full-fledged foreign policy crisis. mark murray joins us. mark, it's so interesting. my executive producer was talking about this article the o
won't see you in a couple days. >>> first lady michelle obama paid tribute to the four americans killed in tuesday's attacks at the consulate in benghazi, libya. they include chris stevens. this is what the michelle obama said. >> i want to take a moment to go how heartbroken barack and i are about the horrific tragedy that happened earlier this week in libya. it's important to say our hearts and prayers are with the families of those who gave their lives serving their country....
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obama's speech will be as important as the presidents because michelle obama is the most popular thing about the white house and she is what a lot of independent voters still love about the white house. it's her. >> as the dnc prepared to get under way in north carolina monday, republican vice president shall nominee gpaul silvi ryans campaigning a couple hundred miles away in the same state. >> a change is clear. the differences is no matter what they say in charlotte this week, we know that when we look at the results, people are not better off than they were before. >> that question now driving the political back and forth. are you better off than you were four years ago? >> you want to know whether we're better off? i've got a little bumper sticker for you. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> [applause] >> president obama now on a swing state tour before heading to charlotte thursday to accept his parties nomination. >> and when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation-- >> [laughter] >> he did not offer you a single new i
obama's speech will be as important as the presidents because michelle obama is the most popular thing about the white house and she is what a lot of independent voters still love about the white house. it's her. >> as the dnc prepared to get under way in north carolina monday, republican vice president shall nominee gpaul silvi ryans campaigning a couple hundred miles away in the same state. >> a change is clear. the differences is no matter what they say in charlotte this week, we...
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bonds >> michele obama did the traditional on state law for today. she was the tuesday night in charlotte for. republicans are not getting the balance in the polls they had hoped for. with >> despite the drought is that we face in this new century health we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. there was a rerun. you might as love what should on black-and-white television. >> actor michael clarke and duncan has died. i'm done! "are you a cool mom?" i'm gonna find out. [ female announcer ] swiffer wetjet's pads are better than ever. now they have the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser so you don't have to get down on your hands and knees to scrub away tough, dried-on stains. hey, do you guys think i'm "momtacular" or "momtrocious"? ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer. now with the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? yes, ma'am. 100 calories. yea...i'm gonna need some
bonds >> michele obama did the traditional on state law for today. she was the tuesday night in charlotte for. republicans are not getting the balance in the polls they had hoped for. with >> despite the drought is that we face in this new century health we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. there was a rerun. you might as love what should on black-and-white television. >> actor michael clarke and duncan has died. i'm done! "are you a cool...
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michelle obama playing a role. bill clinton playing a role. i feel like there is a lot scrammed into that speech there. was a campaign section and a why things didn't work section, then you've got a classic barack obama speech that that gets the crowd reved up there wasn't a main through line that carried through that. >> to soming degree it's not that surprising. i recall people flowed into giants stadium and they suspected it was and there was a laundry list and i heard people saying that tonight. and i agree there are passages felt like he was checking boxes from different groups and programs. some of the language didn't soar when talking about energy in the year 2020is#r and creatig a certain number of jbs and i think that that is much like what he did in 2008. and so this is i think a little bet of a let down. >> it didn't hurt the main concern of the voters. and the speech had not ended before i got an e mail saying 40 minutes and he hasn't answered where are the jobs? is that that is the slogan republicans used to win in 2010. one they'
michelle obama playing a role. bill clinton playing a role. i feel like there is a lot scrammed into that speech there. was a campaign section and a why things didn't work section, then you've got a classic barack obama speech that that gets the crowd reved up there wasn't a main through line that carried through that. >> to soming degree it's not that surprising. i recall people flowed into giants stadium and they suspected it was and there was a laundry list and i heard people saying...
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. >> wednesday the first lady michelle obama will be on your show. tell us about that. >> we have a very open intimate conversation about the fears she has for her family's health but she is also such a great mom. she has great solutions like a lot of moms have figured out. so she shares those with us. she also challenges me to a jump roping contest. we'll see how that works out. i'm a little embarrassed to admit and she also shares with me that in the white house they actually dance a lot so she has me practice doing the dugie with her. it's a little awkward. we'll see how it works out. >> that right there, i know there's going to be important information but that right there gets me to want to watch. very quickly, you were here last week, great thing that you did with the 15-minute physicals. and it turns out that washington, not as healthy as we might like. were you surprised by that? >> i was a bit surprised. there are so many wonderful resources. we found the highest rate of obesity in the country. we have been doing these free 15-minute physica
. >> wednesday the first lady michelle obama will be on your show. tell us about that. >> we have a very open intimate conversation about the fears she has for her family's health but she is also such a great mom. she has great solutions like a lot of moms have figured out. so she shares those with us. she also challenges me to a jump roping contest. we'll see how that works out. i'm a little embarrassed to admit and she also shares with me that in the white house they actually...
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bill: michelle obama's pleading for more patience. how tough is that as a political selling point when unemployment is 8 plus? >> well, i mean it is a tough sell, bill. it was a great speech. i think a speech of both conventions so far but if you look at last three elections, 2006, 2008, 2010, wave elections where the electorate has been very angry. a lot of people think we're on the wrong track. when you're pleading for patience it is a very difficult sell. that's why i think president obama will be attacking mitt romney on thursday night because he needs to say this is not necessarily a referendum on him but a choice between two different directions. bill: what viewers at home may not have seen unless they were watching earlier in the night, are the many appeals and speeches to abortion and pro-choice here in charlotte and the appeals directly to the auto bailout. what is the strategy there, bob, on both? >> well, bill, i think on the abortion, it is getting the base out. both mitt romney and obama, they need their base out. so when
bill: michelle obama's pleading for more patience. how tough is that as a political selling point when unemployment is 8 plus? >> well, i mean it is a tough sell, bill. it was a great speech. i think a speech of both conventions so far but if you look at last three elections, 2006, 2008, 2010, wave elections where the electorate has been very angry. a lot of people think we're on the wrong track. when you're pleading for patience it is a very difficult sell. that's why i think president...
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obama firing up the base at the democratic national convention. >>> michelle obama says the promises her husband made in his first term have proven difficult but asked voters to give him a second term. she is one of the speakers at the democratic national convention tuesday night. she says president obama is aware of and knows the struggles of everyday american. >> he believes that when you've worked hard and done well and walked through or walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. no, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that help you succeed. >> cnbc's own chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us now from the dnc in charlotte. thanks for getting up to join us this morning. it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> tell us, did michelle obama score a political win, at least some points for her husband last night? >> reporter: absolutely she did. she gave a fantastic speech. it was well written, well delivered. she really made a values case for her husband that stood in counterpoint to the case for the republican n
obama firing up the base at the democratic national convention. >>> michelle obama says the promises her husband made in his first term have proven difficult but asked voters to give him a second term. she is one of the speakers at the democratic national convention tuesday night. she says president obama is aware of and knows the struggles of everyday american. >> he believes that when you've worked hard and done well and walked through or walked through that doorway of...
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we bumped in with michele obama, a portion of michele obama's speech, what did you think of it? >> it was a great speech, it really was. so many personal anecdotes you could visualize. we were talking last week about how ann romney said a lot of great things about mitt romney but never gave you the visuals. john said it best. who in america are in that convention hall -- or in that convention hall watching the speech didn't get the image of a loving father struck with ms, seeing his two children sat the top of the stairs and fighting and struggling to get up those stairs to hug his children at the end of the day or fighting and struggling to get out of bad to go to work to give them a slice of the american dream. it was an absolutely fantastic speech. and the great line, absolutely loved the line, that being president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are. >> very personal, very revealing but it also might have accomplished something in terms of touching on some key areas that might have needed some work, not that the president, you would think, had a problem with t
we bumped in with michele obama, a portion of michele obama's speech, what did you think of it? >> it was a great speech, it really was. so many personal anecdotes you could visualize. we were talking last week about how ann romney said a lot of great things about mitt romney but never gave you the visuals. john said it best. who in america are in that convention hall -- or in that convention hall watching the speech didn't get the image of a loving father struck with ms, seeing his two...
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later this week, first lady michelle obama, and former . president bill clinton will speak. hundreds protested theon sunday. while on his road to charlotte tour, president obama continues to criticize republican opponents convention speech. >> governor romney knows -- >> this president cannot tell us that you are better off today than when he took office. >> a new gallup poll shows the race a dead heat. another poll after the republican convention that showed mitt romney with a slight lead now shows the two are tied with two months until election day. >> without a new leadership, why should the next four years be any different from the last four years? barack obama has to answer that question. >> as you mentioned earlier paul ryan is going to be in north carolina today, about 250 miles away. meanwhile, mitt romney will spend this week prepping for the big debates next month. reporting live in charlotte brandi hitt. >> people in northwest washington neighborhoods are hoping to the's rain does not flow them like it did yesterday. crews spent most of the night pumping out water
later this week, first lady michelle obama, and former . president bill clinton will speak. hundreds protested theon sunday. while on his road to charlotte tour, president obama continues to criticize republican opponents convention speech. >> governor romney knows -- >> this president cannot tell us that you are better off today than when he took office. >> a new gallup poll shows the race a dead heat. another poll after the republican convention that showed mitt romney with...
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god bless america. >> reporter: michelle obama's big night. i'm terry moran, abc news, charlotte, north carolina. >> thanks to terry moran. and there was history made at last night's convention. for the first time, an hispanic american, julia castro, gave the keynote. one of several major speakers captivating the democrats while lashing out at the republicans. >> there was no -- there was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession, all at the same time. believe me, if it existed, i would have found it. each crisis was so deep and so dangerous. any one of them would have defined another presidency. our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where everyone -- everyone from elected officials to the wealthy and the super wealthy pay their fair share. >> mitt romney quite simply doesn't get it. a few months ago he visited a university in ohio and gave students there a little entrepreneurial advice. start a business, he said. but how? borrow money if you have to
god bless america. >> reporter: michelle obama's big night. i'm terry moran, abc news, charlotte, north carolina. >> thanks to terry moran. and there was history made at last night's convention. for the first time, an hispanic american, julia castro, gave the keynote. one of several major speakers captivating the democrats while lashing out at the republicans. >> there was no -- there was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two...
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first lady michelle obama is already here. she took a tour of the stage where she will give her speech on day one of the democratic national convention. randall pinkston, cbs news, charlotte. >> president obama will end his road to charlotte tour with a stop in virginia tomorrow. he plans to be in norfolk in the morning for an event with students at norfolk state. mitt romney is taking a few days off from the campaign trail for the long weekend. his running mate congressman paul ryan held a rally in south carolina today. >>> a ground swell of support on twitter today for this guy, for clint eastwood's discussion with an empty chair during last week's republican national convention. the hashtag empty chair day was one of the top trending topics by mid-morning and was attached from everything to empty beanbags to empty lawn chairs with makeshift teleprompters. you can stay connected to everything related to the presidential campaign and of our local elections at www.wusa9.com -- and our local elections at www.wusa9.com. >>> it w
first lady michelle obama is already here. she took a tour of the stage where she will give her speech on day one of the democratic national convention. randall pinkston, cbs news, charlotte. >> president obama will end his road to charlotte tour with a stop in virginia tomorrow. he plans to be in norfolk in the morning for an event with students at norfolk state. mitt romney is taking a few days off from the campaign trail for the long weekend. his running mate congressman paul ryan held...
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. >>> the first lady michelle obama introduced her husband he thanked her for making him a lucky man and told his daughters he is proud of them but guessed they still have to go to school tomorrow. gristly cbs 5 >>> good timing for the president stocks trade at a four year pike stock soared 200 points for two reasons european central bank laid out a plan to support the struggling countries and buy bonds and first-time unemployment claims fell 12,000 last week. the first formal tribute held for the chp officer killed in line of duty. officer in canyon like mark youngstrom, costa area and of watch september 5, 2012. i attended the bell ringing ceremony this afternoon at the c h p academy in west sacramento fellow officers and co-workers and cadets pay their respects to officer youngstrom who died last night in walnut creek. i spoke to the chp commissioner he says an incident like this is devastating that most people do not understand. >>> these are men and women do what every day trying to make their communities safe and lives are tragically taken, it scars and wounds the entire organi
. >>> the first lady michelle obama introduced her husband he thanked her for making him a lucky man and told his daughters he is proud of them but guessed they still have to go to school tomorrow. gristly cbs 5 >>> good timing for the president stocks trade at a four year pike stock soared 200 points for two reasons european central bank laid out a plan to support the struggling countries and buy bonds and first-time unemployment claims fell 12,000 last week. the first formal...
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>> first lady michelle obama is also working to motivate the base, speaking with key groups including the african-american and hispanic caucuses. in his comments, president bill clinton will be saying that president obama inherited a deeply damage the economy, that he began the road to recovery and that he deserves another four years to continue the work he is doing. >> >> tonight on consumer watch, the big squeeze coming to one airline. >> the bay bridge construction trailer, less,, >> family members gathered outside the vallejo police department demanding answers in a deadly officer involved shooting. police say they shot and killed 20 year-old mario romero after he reached for what they thought was a gun. investigators later found it was a replica firearms. >> a candlelight vigil will be held in morgan hill for an missing teenager. congresswoman zoe lofgren visited the search center. even though her body has never been found antolin garcia- torres has been arrested for her murder. police say they found dna in his car. ken bastida is live in mobile 5 where the countdown is on for th
>> first lady michelle obama is also working to motivate the base, speaking with key groups including the african-american and hispanic caucuses. in his comments, president bill clinton will be saying that president obama inherited a deeply damage the economy, that he began the road to recovery and that he deserves another four years to continue the work he is doing. >> >> tonight on consumer watch, the big squeeze coming to one airline. >> the bay bridge construction...
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ann romney, like michelle obama, are popular figure. that's why their husbands give them prime time addresses during these conventions. julian castro said mitt romney isn't a bad guy. he just doesn't understand how good he's had it. michelle obama was trying to talk about the same story talking about struggles of heifer family, struggles of barack obama, hoping that connects with the vast majority of people out there who are not economically successful and that's where democrats see their majority coming from. >> john, i was watching some of the coverage last night. there was a lot of talk about the idea that the jerusalem plank has been taken out of the democratic platform at this point. how important is that? >> reporter: i don't think terribly important. i don't think that's going to be a focus of -- a focus of the campaign. >> what did -- they took out god or something like that? i saw that on the conservative website. what did they do? it said in god -- did you see that? there's some language removed. >> reporter: i did not see tha
ann romney, like michelle obama, are popular figure. that's why their husbands give them prime time addresses during these conventions. julian castro said mitt romney isn't a bad guy. he just doesn't understand how good he's had it. michelle obama was trying to talk about the same story talking about struggles of heifer family, struggles of barack obama, hoping that connects with the vast majority of people out there who are not economically successful and that's where democrats see their...
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first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. democrats will vote to adopt a platform echoed by president obama that calls for higher taxes on wealthier americans and a backing of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. pundits say the democrats must answer the question of whether americans are better off now than they were four years ago. >> we are absolutely better off than we were four years ago. that is clear. four year ago, when the president walked into office, the economy was bleeding 750,000 jobs a month. >> reporter: jo president obama will accept the nomination on thursday. five leaders from our area will also peek. they include maryland governor martin o'malley and former virginia governor tim kaine. >>> in northern virginia, some voters will head to the polls today for a special election to replace delegate david england. he resigned earlier this summer after admitting to having an affair. on th ballot in the 45th district are democrat ron krupika and justin malkin. >>> thomas gore was the first of three gray campaign
first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. democrats will vote to adopt a platform echoed by president obama that calls for higher taxes on wealthier americans and a backing of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. pundits say the democrats must answer the question of whether americans are better off now than they were four years ago. >> we are absolutely better off than we were four years ago. that is clear. four year ago, when the president walked into office, the economy...
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also at the convention, pursley michele obama tonight with a full on speech about her ambitions for another four years. can the democrats make an effective case for four more years in white the white house? the author of the best-selling book, aaron klein joins us. he is the author of "fool me twice." glad blakeman joining us as well. nancy pelosi stands idly by. all of that here tonight and more. one of the most important questions facing voters this year is has the president delivered on his promises to the american people. president obama himself refusing to give his performance on the economy a letter grade. as the national debt today hits $16 trillion. the president, settling instead for incomplete. the third time in as many years that he is offered that assessment. and a serious change in tone from four years ago when senator obama told voters that he knew he had only one term to turn things around. >> one nice thing about the situation i find myself in is that i will be held accountable. i have for years. a year from now come i think people are going to see that we are starting to ma
also at the convention, pursley michele obama tonight with a full on speech about her ambitions for another four years. can the democrats make an effective case for four more years in white the white house? the author of the best-selling book, aaron klein joins us. he is the author of "fool me twice." glad blakeman joining us as well. nancy pelosi stands idly by. all of that here tonight and more. one of the most important questions facing voters this year is has the president...
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first lady michelle obama is tonight's headlined speaker. also we'll hear from the keynote speaker, san antonio mayor julian castro. he is the first latino to hold the coveted role at the dnc. an estimated 40,000 people are in charlotte for the event. i believe it. the streets, you can't even get past the people sometimes. not just democrats but members of the tea party are here as well. one of them a team member this morning. chair of the tea party express, amy kramer. we were emailing when i was heading down to cover the storms and missed each other at the rnc. let's talk a little bit about why you're here as a tea party at the dnc. what's your strategy? >> well, we just want to get our message out there that we want fiscal responsibility. and believe it or not, we have democrats and independents that identify with the tea party movement as well. we're not focused on the social issues whatsoever. it is all about fiscal responsibility. and, look, republicans are just as responsible as the democrats for getting us into the position we're in
first lady michelle obama is tonight's headlined speaker. also we'll hear from the keynote speaker, san antonio mayor julian castro. he is the first latino to hold the coveted role at the dnc. an estimated 40,000 people are in charlotte for the event. i believe it. the streets, you can't even get past the people sometimes. not just democrats but members of the tea party are here as well. one of them a team member this morning. chair of the tea party express, amy kramer. we were emailing when i...
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president obama will not be there, his wife michelle obama will be there center stage. >> tracie potts is live with a look at some of the other big names this week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are a lot of headliners this week, president bill clinton tomorrow but of course tonight the focus will be on really two people, mostly on first lady michelle obama on the stage which is right behind me, we've already seen her out there for practice run yesterday. she is working on the speech which democrats tell us is going to both tell us a little more about the president personally, what he's like as a husband, as a father, we saw some of that from ann romney in tampa. also we're told she wants to focus on his accomplishments and why she thinks people should give him another chance as president. also tonight the keynote spea r speaker, this was a role that president obama had twoyn 004, gave him attention, the keynote speaker is julian castro, the mayor of san antonio, the texas, an up and coming young rising democrat, only 37 years old. we'll hear him tonight as well. for t
president obama will not be there, his wife michelle obama will be there center stage. >> tracie potts is live with a look at some of the other big names this week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are a lot of headliners this week, president bill clinton tomorrow but of course tonight the focus will be on really two people, mostly on first lady michelle obama on the stage which is right behind me, we've already seen her out there for practice run yesterday. she is...
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and she's cute. >> michelle obama's role has been to keep him grounded. to make sure his ego isn't a macy's float that takes off. >> those who know him best say the president is a fierce competitor at any level. you coach your daughter's basketball team. >> there you go. that's sasha's team, the vipers. this has been so much fun. ♪ >> i don't coach them full time. i'm sort of like an assistant coach/adviser. >> so what does the president's own game say about his leadership style? >> he's a competitor. you know, sometimes you get a bad call, but you can't extend or overextend too much emotion worrying about what just happened. from efficiency standpoint, you know, you can cry about the call or you can look to the next play. >> calm and cool. assets that would prove invaluable when facing high stakes, high risks and the nation's greatest enemy. >> my fellow americans. >> saturday, april 30th, 2011. >> ma hollow -- mahalo. >> president obama was doing stand up at the white house correspondents' dinner as halfway around the world, a group of navy s.e.a.l.s
and she's cute. >> michelle obama's role has been to keep him grounded. to make sure his ego isn't a macy's float that takes off. >> those who know him best say the president is a fierce competitor at any level. you coach your daughter's basketball team. >> there you go. that's sasha's team, the vipers. this has been so much fun. ♪ >> i don't coach them full time. i'm sort of like an assistant coach/adviser. >> so what does the president's own game say about his...
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but last night the stage belonged to first lady michelle obama. she took the crowd or told the crowd the president knows about the american dream because he's lived it. >> he believes that when you've worked out and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. no, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. >> the first lady never mentioned mitt romney or paul ryan in her speech. president obama is scheduled to arrive in charlotte today. he watched his wife's speech last night at the white house with his daughters, sasha and malia. jim vance is at the dnc. he has a preview of what's coming up tonight. >> delegates tonight will hear from former president bill clinton. we'll also take a look tonight at something that has a number of people around here quite frustrated, the security and the awful hassle that it's created trying to get from one place to another. those stories and more coming up tonight on news4. >> and sandra fluke will also give a speech tonight. s
but last night the stage belonged to first lady michelle obama. she took the crowd or told the crowd the president knows about the american dream because he's lived it. >> he believes that when you've worked out and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. no, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. >> the first lady never mentioned mitt romney or paul ryan in her speech. president obama...
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but, are we more elitist than barack and michelle obama? they are friends with jay-z and beyonce. [ laughter ] did i miss something? is hanging out with jay-z and beyonce a thing regular people do now? [ laughter ] >> oh, that's a fair point. >> everyone is always saying i'm un-relatable because i had a horse in the olympics. well, let me tell you, i would kill that horse if i could meet beyonce. [ laughter ] >> i wouldn't have pictured you as a beyonce fan. >> everyone is a beyonce fan, seth. [ laughter ] that's why running a republican campaign is so hard. if you're a democrat, you get to eat with cool people, like george clooney. if you're a republican, you get to shake jon voight's cold lizard hands. [ laughter ] >> now, your harshest words were for republicans who aren't getting behind mitt as the nominee. do you regret those comments? >> you know, i don't. and if you don't mind, i'd like to speak to those critics again tonight. do you really think this would be going better if you had nominated someone else? who? rick santorum? are yo
but, are we more elitist than barack and michelle obama? they are friends with jay-z and beyonce. [ laughter ] did i miss something? is hanging out with jay-z and beyonce a thing regular people do now? [ laughter ] >> oh, that's a fair point. >> everyone is always saying i'm un-relatable because i had a horse in the olympics. well, let me tell you, i would kill that horse if i could meet beyonce. [ laughter ] >> i wouldn't have pictured you as a beyonce fan. >> everyone...
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in addition to romney, first lady michelle obama was also in the state yesterday visiting richmond and fredericksburg. >>> a new poll shows that president obama holds a five-point lead over mitt romney in virginia. the nbc news/wall street journal poll shows the president leading mitt romney by five points. he holds a similar lead in florida and seven points in ohio. >>> the president and first lady will welcome many of our olympic athletes to the white house this morning. president obama will honor the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams in a south lawn ceremony. one of the swimmers being honored, matt mcclain of loudoun county. he had a hand in helping america take the gold in the men's 4 by 200 relay. >>> next week the senate will take up a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. the house passed a bill that essentially puts the government on autopilot for six months. it includes the support of republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan even though it permits spending above the budget he authored this spring. >>> the alexandria man who pled guilty to trying to blow up
in addition to romney, first lady michelle obama was also in the state yesterday visiting richmond and fredericksburg. >>> a new poll shows that president obama holds a five-point lead over mitt romney in virginia. the nbc news/wall street journal poll shows the president leading mitt romney by five points. he holds a similar lead in florida and seven points in ohio. >>> the president and first lady will welcome many of our olympic athletes to the white house this morning....
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michelle obama tells voters. the president knows what they're going through. >> former president bill clinton takes center stage to make his case for re-electing president obama. >>> gunfire erupts as a politician takes the stage during an election night rally. we'll introduce you to the nfl's most interesting han. >>> we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> the first lady makes a personal pitch at the democratic national convention. >> for barack, success isn't about how much money you make. it's about the difference you make in people's lives. >> julian castro, the mayor of san antonio gave the keynote address. >> we all understand that freedom isn't free. what romney and ryan don't understand is that neither is opportunity. >> nascar is a metaphor for the democratic party. everyone else is just here waiting for them to flame out in a giant wreck. >> one of the seal team 6 memb
michelle obama tells voters. the president knows what they're going through. >> former president bill clinton takes center stage to make his case for re-electing president obama. >>> gunfire erupts as a politician takes the stage during an election night rally. we'll introduce you to the nfl's most interesting han. >>> we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are....
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first lady michelle obama will also speak tonight. president obama is not in charlotte for the convention just yet. today he will be in virginia forthfinal stop on his road to charlotte tour. the president will speak this morning at norfolk state university. he was in charlottesville last week to campaign part of a tour of college towns in battleground states. the president will speak at the dnc thursday night. >> if you are willing to work with me. if you're willing to work even harder in this election. then i promise you, i promise you, i promise you change will come. >> republican national committee is launching the web ad to coincide with the start of the convention. the ad compares speeches president obama gave this year to speeches me made four years ago. republicans say it proves the president has broken his promise to a improve our economy. >>> you may not know it but the polls just opened for thousands of voters in northern virginia. there's a special election there today. it is the -- it's for the virginia vish virginia's 45
first lady michelle obama will also speak tonight. president obama is not in charlotte for the convention just yet. today he will be in virginia forthfinal stop on his road to charlotte tour. the president will speak this morning at norfolk state university. he was in charlottesville last week to campaign part of a tour of college towns in battleground states. the president will speak at the dnc thursday night. >> if you are willing to work with me. if you're willing to work even harder...
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one person in the entire circle more competitive than him and that's michelle obama. this is someone who wants to win and gets very fired up. >> she doesn't come off that way. >> believe me, she wants to win even more badly than he does. >> you've written two books on president obama. you did "renegade" all about the campaign and then you did did "revival" the first two years of the presidency. how did you come to do those books? >> well, what's that woody allen line about09% of life is just showing up? i showed up. i showed up from springfield, illinois, all the way through to the end of the obama campaign on election night four years ago and, you know, you build up relationships and experiences and a perspective and so there were surprisingly few people who followed the whole journey. you couldn't understand the campaign unless were you in iowa in 2007 and i was and so that it self led to the first book and i thought the first book, the campaign was one thing but governing had proved so difficult and such a challenge. a fundamental challenge not just because of the
one person in the entire circle more competitive than him and that's michelle obama. this is someone who wants to win and gets very fired up. >> she doesn't come off that way. >> believe me, she wants to win even more badly than he does. >> you've written two books on president obama. you did "renegade" all about the campaign and then you did did "revival" the first two years of the presidency. how did you come to do those books? >> well, what's that...
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first lady michelle obama arrived in charlotte. she got a feel for where she will deliver her primetime address, a speech, democrats say, is critical to their message this week. most americans spent labor day enjoying the end of summer. the candidates were busy working the campaign trail. in union friendly toledo, ohio, president obama took credit for saving the auto industry. >> i stood with american workers. i stood with american manufacturing. i believed in you. i bet on you. i will make that bet any day of the week! >> reporter: later he detoured off the trail to louisiana. there he surveyed the damage from hurricane isaac and met with flood victims. >> nobody is a democrat or republican, we're all just americans looking out for one another. >> reporter: paul ryan was in north carolina trying to steal some of the spotlight from the democrats. >> every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term could say that you are better off today than you were four years ago, except for jimmy car
first lady michelle obama arrived in charlotte. she got a feel for where she will deliver her primetime address, a speech, democrats say, is critical to their message this week. most americans spent labor day enjoying the end of summer. the candidates were busy working the campaign trail. in union friendly toledo, ohio, president obama took credit for saving the auto industry. >> i stood with american workers. i stood with american manufacturing. i believed in you. i bet on you. i will...
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what should we expect from michelle obama tonight? guest: you can draw the comparison to the republican national convention. ann romney very much played a role in humanizing mitt romney. the governor was talking about her as the silver bullet. she is able to bring home in terms of relating to her husband. michelle obama can talk about the president as a human being, as a father, as a husband who has flaws. she did that from the beginning. obama made us into a celebrity and people just loved him. for some democrats, he seemed like a rock star. she can talk about him as someone with human qualities to try to humanize him. tonight i think you'll see less of that and more of an advocate of the things that he has done. she speaks fluently about those things. she will talk about his accomplishments. she will tout his accomplishments and promote what he will do going forward. he is already familiar to voters. host: we were showing video of michelle obama torrent the podium at the arena in charlotte -- touring the podium at the arena in charl
what should we expect from michelle obama tonight? guest: you can draw the comparison to the republican national convention. ann romney very much played a role in humanizing mitt romney. the governor was talking about her as the silver bullet. she is able to bring home in terms of relating to her husband. michelle obama can talk about the president as a human being, as a father, as a husband who has flaws. she did that from the beginning. obama made us into a celebrity and people just loved...
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president obama will not be there, he's on the campaign trail. but his wife michelle will be. tracie potts also live in charlotte with a look at some of the other big names this week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. she will be here on the stage behind me. she checked it out yesterday. we're told that michelle obama will talk not only about the president from a personal perspective as only she can do, as a husband, a father, but also that she very much wants to talk about his accomplishments and this could be seen especially to the swing voters, undecided voters, those in battleground states because she remains popular so for the democrats they feel it's a good way to kick off this convention which starts tonight. there will be other speaker, a number tonight, including identical twins, the mayor of san antonio and his brother who is running for congress in texas who will introduce him. the mayor is actually a national co-chair high scho co-chair, julian castro, an up and coming democrat rumored perhaps one day for governor, perhaps on a national ticket. he will have
president obama will not be there, he's on the campaign trail. but his wife michelle will be. tracie potts also live in charlotte with a look at some of the other big names this week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. she will be here on the stage behind me. she checked it out yesterday. we're told that michelle obama will talk not only about the president from a personal perspective as only she can do, as a husband, a father, but also that she very much wants to talk about his...
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. >> michelle obama's role has been to keep him grounded. to make sure his ego isn't a macy's float that takes off. >> those who know him best say the president is a fierce competitor at any level. you coach your daughter's basketball team. >> there you go. that's sasha's team, the vipers. this has been so much fun. ♪ i don't coach them full time. i'm sort of like an assistant coach/adviser. >> so what does the president's own game say about his leadership style? >> he's a competitor. you know, sometimes you get a bad call but you can't extend or overextend too much emotion worrying about what just happened. from efficiency standpoint, you know, you can cry about the call or you can look to the next play. >> calm and cool. assets that would prove invaluable when facing high stakes, high risks and the nation's greatest enemy. we got the word, we got him, we saw i am, it's bin laden. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business
. >> michelle obama's role has been to keep him grounded. to make sure his ego isn't a macy's float that takes off. >> those who know him best say the president is a fierce competitor at any level. you coach your daughter's basketball team. >> there you go. that's sasha's team, the vipers. this has been so much fun. ♪ i don't coach them full time. i'm sort of like an assistant coach/adviser. >> so what does the president's own game say about his leadership style?...
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but speakers last night like michelle obama, first lady, very different take. let's watch. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. and he wants everyone in this country, everyone, to have the same opportunity no matter what we are or where we are from or what we look like or who we love. and he believes that when you worked hard and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. month, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. >> the role of government plays in providing opportunity. let's watch him. >> the american dream is not a sprint. or even a marathon. it is a relay. our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. but each generation passes on to the next, fruits of their labor. my grandmother never owned a house. she cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own. but she saw her daughter become the first in her family to graduate from college. and my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instea
but speakers last night like michelle obama, first lady, very different take. let's watch. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. and he wants everyone in this country, everyone, to have the same opportunity no matter what we are or where we are from or what we look like or who we love. and he believes that when you worked hard and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. month, you reach back and you give other...
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. >>> it is first lady michelle obama's big night at the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. on this first night of business she's joined by a group of big names from our area. fox 5's tom fitzgerald is following it all, maryland and virginia sharing some of that spotlight tonight. >> you look at this schedule. this stands to be the most maryland and virginia centric night of the democratic convention. in addition to the first lady maryland governor martin o'malley, house minority leader steny hoyer and former virginia governor tim kaine have all addressed the crowd and o'malley is making his second appearance now. their messages all echo each other. in their words the country is making progress and from their perspective this onvention is important to returning barack obama to the white house. >> while we've made progress we still have a long way to go and we'll only get there if we elect leaders who put results over ideology. i support president obama because he's that kind of a leader. >> in these times of national challenge and profound choice we're really
. >>> it is first lady michelle obama's big night at the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. on this first night of business she's joined by a group of big names from our area. fox 5's tom fitzgerald is following it all, maryland and virginia sharing some of that spotlight tonight. >> you look at this schedule. this stands to be the most maryland and virginia centric night of the democratic convention. in addition to the first lady maryland governor...
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>> in charlotte, michelle obama checked out the convention hall where she speaks tomorrow night. outside democrats gathered and debated what barack obama ought to emphasize. >> bin laden and all of this, as far as health care, trying to change it. he stepped in a mess. it wasn't him that created it. >> i think he needs to shoot holes in what romney is going around mouthing off about. >> mitt romney's runningmate, paul ryan came to north carolina, claiming the president cannot run on his record. >> he can't tell you that you're belter off, simply put, the jimmy carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now. >> romney took the day off, boating at his home in new hampshire. a new gallop poll find romney got no boost from voters from his convention. like the republicans, the democrats are running a three-day convention, not four. like last week this one will climax on thursday night in primetime, jessica. with president obama's acceptance speech. >> steve, at the last convention before he, he became president, before he be came president, that speech had
>> in charlotte, michelle obama checked out the convention hall where she speaks tomorrow night. outside democrats gathered and debated what barack obama ought to emphasize. >> bin laden and all of this, as far as health care, trying to change it. he stepped in a mess. it wasn't him that created it. >> i think he needs to shoot holes in what romney is going around mouthing off about. >> mitt romney's runningmate, paul ryan came to north carolina, claiming the president...
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that what michelle obama and julian castro are saying that barack obama and the democrats are more like you than the republicans? >> look, there's no question, republicans are saying let's go back to trickle-down politics. michelle said let's grow the economy from the middle. middle class families, working class families, that's how we get america back on the road to prosperity. >> that's the new deal kind of strategy. they wanted to get democrats to jump to their feet, you talk about lifestyle, contraception, abortion, that's the three subjects that got them standing tonight. >> george will, donna brazile, thank you so much. thank you for watching, jimmy kimmel is coming up next. >>> up next on an all new "jimmy kimmel live," jamie foxx. >> i'm like what is going on. >> the democratic national convention got started in charlotte, north carolina tonight what a bunch of nerds. >> dicky: pat dealey. >> the day we beat you. >> dicky: and >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jamie foxx, cat deeley, and music from imagine dragons, with cleto and the cletones, and no
that what michelle obama and julian castro are saying that barack obama and the democrats are more like you than the republicans? >> look, there's no question, republicans are saying let's go back to trickle-down politics. michelle said let's grow the economy from the middle. middle class families, working class families, that's how we get america back on the road to prosperity. >> that's the new deal kind of strategy. they wanted to get democrats to jump to their feet, you talk...
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. >> first lady michelle obama will be the headliner on the first night at the convention. >> this whole idea of folks better off now than they were four years ago, that's the central question to the election. >> the president can say a lot of things, and he will, but he can't tell you that you're better off. >> you want to know whether you're better off? i got a little bumper sticker for you. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >>> a massive wildfire raging right now in southern california. >> only 5% contained. the fire has burned 3,600 acres. >> i don't want this place to burn up. >> it has been one week since isaac slammed into the gulf coast, and still tens of thousands are in the dark. >> president obama visited a parish hit hard by hurricane isaac on monday. >> democrat or republican, we're all just americans looking out for one another. >> a close call for a homeowner. a moose attacked him. >> scared the crap out of me. do not jump on my car, mr. moose. >> you add in a bulldozer in a very crowded parking lot, angry by-standers, and here's what you get. >>> all th
. >> first lady michelle obama will be the headliner on the first night at the convention. >> this whole idea of folks better off now than they were four years ago, that's the central question to the election. >> the president can say a lot of things, and he will, but he can't tell you that you're better off. >> you want to know whether you're better off? i got a little bumper sticker for you. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >>> a massive...
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usually you go to these conventions -- the democratic convention-- michelle obama was introduced by a woman who has four kids serbing. there were special tributes to the veterans, and when that tribute aired, signs went up across the venue, "thank you," to the veterans pfs it wavetera. it was like being at a republican convention. mitt romney did not mention it pointud on to my by bill cristal and mitt romney seemed unapologetic. >> it's worth mentioning the president has immunized himself from criticism on foreign policy, by continuity with the previous administration. his iran policy, tightening sanctions and other things, was really rooted in the bush era. some of the criticisms you can make on foreign policy-- not doing enough in syria-- are criticisms of not being interventionist enough and the public didn't want to hear those criticisms very much. i think the president has been very, very effective in, you know, forestalling criticism on this and making it an advantage. and romney has played into that. >> what about that, dee dee, and what about in president obama's speech, acce
usually you go to these conventions -- the democratic convention-- michelle obama was introduced by a woman who has four kids serbing. there were special tributes to the veterans, and when that tribute aired, signs went up across the venue, "thank you," to the veterans pfs it wavetera. it was like being at a republican convention. mitt romney did not mention it pointud on to my by bill cristal and mitt romney seemed unapologetic. >> it's worth mentioning the president has...
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but yesterday, tonight's headliner was doing a dry run, first lady michelle obama. she will speak later tonight and a lot of other big speakers here, some local to you, governor martin o'malley from maryland and others from the d.c., virginia area. as far as the political conversation here, it's being driven by one question right now and that's are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're hearing the republicans trying to ask that but democrats seem very willing to answer it so it's something that is sort of infiltrating the political speeches we have been hearing in the last couple of days and the white house says the president is going to address that himself thursday night when he accepts his party nomination. >> if i can ask you, in the democrats being so willing to answer that question, if they think they can answer it, that's great, but are they allowing the republicans to set tone? are the republicans putting them on the defensive in this convention? >> reporter: it might seem that way to some people. and i think the republicans will certainly
but yesterday, tonight's headliner was doing a dry run, first lady michelle obama. she will speak later tonight and a lot of other big speakers here, some local to you, governor martin o'malley from maryland and others from the d.c., virginia area. as far as the political conversation here, it's being driven by one question right now and that's are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're hearing the republicans trying to ask that but democrats seem very willing to answer it so...
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of course, the front page of the paper, michelle obama's big night tonight. and then, bill clinton on wednesday night. there's a lot of buzz around here that nobody's seen bill clinton's speech. should they be worried? >> i don't think so. i mean, but in the first place, you're probably not ever going to see bill clinton's speech. remember when he was president and he was so late writing those state of the union addresses? one time, george stephanopoulos, his press aide, got it into the teleprompter backwards because they waited until the very last minute. >> nobody views. >> if you're waiting to see bill clinton's speech, you'd better wait until 4:00 the morning of. >> what do democrats have to accomplish in this convention to make it successful and give them the kind of lift-off they want in this campaign? >> well, i think one thing they've got to do is just figure out a way to say that, you know, things are not as good as we want them to be, but you've got to stick with our plan, because if you go to these other guys, you know, they're stuck in the past. i
of course, the front page of the paper, michelle obama's big night tonight. and then, bill clinton on wednesday night. there's a lot of buzz around here that nobody's seen bill clinton's speech. should they be worried? >> i don't think so. i mean, but in the first place, you're probably not ever going to see bill clinton's speech. remember when he was president and he was so late writing those state of the union addresses? one time, george stephanopoulos, his press aide, got it into the...